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• Verizon points to Yahoo breach deal impact

  13-10-2016 22:49 via ft.com
  Telecoms group wants the media company to show full effect of the cyber attack
  
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• Ericsson and Telia supply sweet speedy Swedish stepping stones

  13-10-2016 17:36
  
  Swedish telcos put personal challenges behind them to set a new mark for pre-5G testing with a whopping 15 Gbps peak rate.
  The two got together in Kista, Sweden to get their 5G on and brought along 800 MHz of spectrum in the 15 GHz band to get the party started. The big claim was actually a peak rate of ‘15 gigabits per user’ which we presume contains an unspoken ‘per second’. The other big claim was a latency below 3 milliseconds. The two companies want to start offering
  
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• Sky promises MVNO launch soon – don’t hold your breath

  13-10-2016 17:23
  
  Sky is about to put us all out of our misery and launch its MVNO product, or so it claims.
  Back in January 2015, the team teased the industry naughtily with the announcement it would be entering the MVNO arena through a partnership with Telefónica UK, but like the husband who was tempted back from the pub on a promise, only to find a sleeping wife, we were left unsatisfied. Sky has long-operated in the triple-play market, but mobile has to date been a step to far. Not anymore.
  “Look
  
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• ZTE ranked first in next-gen PON

  13-10-2016 17:00
  
  13 October 2016, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, today exhibited outstanding market performance in fixed-line access from 3Q 2015 to 2Q 2016. ZTE ranked first in next-gen passive optical network (PON) optical line terminal (OLT) and optical network terminal/optical network unit (ONT/ONU) based on rolling 4Q revenues. ZTE continued to gain mark
  
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• Worldwide Spending on VPA-Enabled Wireless Speakers Will Top $2 Billion by 2020

  13-10-2016 14:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  End-user spending for the worldwide virtual personal assistant (VPA)-enabled wireless speaker market will reach $2.1 billion by 2020, up from $360 million in 2015, Click here for more.
  
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• Worldwide Device Shipments to Decline for Second Year in a Row

  13-10-2016 14:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mobile Phone Shipments Will Fall 1.6 Percent in 2016, but Will Return to Growth in 2017 Click here for more.
  
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• Verizon announces opportunity for entrepreneurs to open local specialty stores

  13-10-2016 14:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  USA based Verizon has launched a new program aimed at providing multicultural entrepreneurs an opportunity to collaborate with Verizon by opening specialty stores throughout the United States. Click here for more.
  
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• Samsung Suspends Worldwide Sales of Exploding Galaxy Note 7 Smartphones

  13-10-2016 14:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Samsung has said that it is suspending all sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone following a swathe of reports of handsets catching fire. Click here for more.
  
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• Completion of 4G Rollout Drives Decline in Australian Router Spend

  13-10-2016 14:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  The wired router market in Australia has seen a 31% year over year (YoY) revenue decline in the second quarter of 2016 driven by decreased service provider spend Click here for more.
  
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• UK & US govs weigh into AI debate – sh*t gets real

  13-10-2016 14:00
  
  Over the course of this week two government reports on the role of artificial intelligence have been launched, officially confirming the arrival of the technology on a global scale.
  The tech industry has been all over AI for a while but, so far, governments have stayed quiet. With the launch of the Science and Technology Committee’s report on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in the UK and the White House’s National Science and Technology Council Committee on Technology report, AI
  
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• TalkTalk feels lonely as customers fancy other brands – report

  13-10-2016 13:40
  
  It looks like TalkTalk is suffering from the telco equivalent to post-traumatic stress disorder from last year’s devastating attack on its network – according to research from Kantar Worldpanel.
  ICYMI, nationwide multiplay service provider TalkTalk had its network thoroughly and shamelessly exploited by a teenager last year, apparently intent on penetrating anything they could. Roughly a quarter of its then 4 million customers had their personal details half-inched, although a saving
  
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• Phone scams are rising dramatically in the UK, according to Hiya

  13-10-2016 13:20
  
  Scam calls designed to steal money from victims are increasing in the UK, according to data released by Hiya, the call-blocking and caller ID company. The UK leads Europe in the highest percentage of nuisance calls, at a significant 13%. Immediately to follow are Spain and Sweden with 11% and 8%, respectively.The number of calls to mobile phones claiming to offer compensation for a recent accident has risen by more than 76% in the last...Source: RealWire
  
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• Simplicity is key: three steps to help CSPs deliver multi-cloud success

  13-10-2016 13:16
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third-party contributors to submit analysis on a key topic affecting the telco industry. In this article Milovan Milic, CEO of DevTech explores how CSPs can turn themselves into Cloud Services Providers.
  As revenues from voice and data services continue to subside, cloud services offer a perfect chance for Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to drive growth by building out new income streams. Their expertise in network infrastructure and connectivity
  
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• The bromance is over as Virgin snitches on BT over misleading ads

  13-10-2016 13:04
  
  The UK Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against three BT broadband ads lodged by supposed broadband buddy Virgin Media.
  The ads were broadcast back in April, so it’s not clear what took the ASA so long to look into the matter, concluding somewhat redundantly that BT isn’t allowed to show those ads again. Since BT is already in the middle of a massive new advertising campaign this would appear to be a token sanction but at least it might set some kind of preceden
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER launches new high performance cable assemblies designed for test & measurement applications

  13-10-2016 10:00
  
  HUBER+SUHNER has launched the SUCOFLEX 526V assembly, the first member of the SUCOFLEX 500V family of high performance cable assemblies designed for test & measurement applications up to 26.5 GHz. The products are designed to provide an ideal solution for precise measurements in critical laboratory conditions. Guaranteeing the highest level of satisfaction, the first product from the SUCOFLEX 500V family is the only available VNA microwave cable assembly with a maximum phase variation of 50.
  
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• BT questions third UK network’s viability

  13-10-2016 06:30 via ft.com
  Report says broadband competitor to Openreach and Virgin would struggle with Ofcom coverage targets
  
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• U.S. Cellular, Nokia in 5G fixed wireless test

  13-10-2016 02:00
  
  Companies stream six simultaneous UHD videos over 28-GHz spectrum.
  
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• Telia, Ericsson complete 5G field test

  13-10-2016 02:00
  
  Companies reach 15 Gbps per user, sub 3-millisecond latency using big chunk of 15-GHz spectrum.
  
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• Sky UK edges closer to mobile launch

  13-10-2016 02:00
  
  Triple-player strikes global roaming deals, completes initial tests; quarterly financial update gives little away.
  
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• Orange Egypt submits new 4G licence bid

  13-10-2016 02:00
  
  Operator reportedly changes stance after regulator offers new terms.
  
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